the news cycle plays to the fears of the public, not to the real public interest.
even the ABC have forgotten to mention the rioters and the lynch mob mentality who were calling for the killing of the 16 yrs old kid.
teens are always interested in gory shyte. they look for extreme excitement and confirmation of their developing beliefs. you would know this better than i.
IS vids are the real danger..... but having the vids on their phones doesn't mean they support IS.
eventually we'll read about the findings of the investigations and hopefully get a meaningful understanding of the group dynamic including whether they were seriously acting in a terrorist manner. but tight now, I think they're just a bunch of kids exploring the world of belief and gore.
this pattern started with the movies we used to watch at the drive-in such a Night of the Living Dead and Halloween. a fascination with gory scenes and terror..
